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Nessa is still struggling to find her place in Prairie River, and things aren't getting easier. On a personal note, Nessa wants to be Ivy's friend, so she decides to tell her a secret - someone else's secret - and it swells into a devastating rumor. Professionally, Nessa is reinstated as the town's teacher only to learn that countless townspeople still blame her for the death of one of the children. Mr. Applewood warns her that people have doubts about her and she will be under harsh scrutiny. Nessa strives to earn the trust of those around her, knowing it will take time. When a prairie fire sweeps toward the schoolhouse, Nessa must find a way to protect her young students.

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***** " ... terrific ... " - VOYA** "Exciting ... those who have not read 'Legend' will certainly want to do so after finishing this one." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL** "Gregory packs her chapters with enough action, drama, and humor to please even hard-core reluctant readers. A painless way to learn American history." - BOOKLIST Award-winning author Kristiana Gregory picks up where THE LEGEND OF JIMMY SPOON leaves off, in this fast-paced, robust historical adventure based on the true exploits of Elijah Nicholas Wilson. Salt Lake City, 1860: It's been several years since young Jimmy Spoon returned from living with the Shoshoni and he's restless. Working at the family store is drudgery. He longs to get out of the city, to breathe fresh air, and to sleep under the stars. One day, he sees a newspaper ad: "WANTED: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily, orphans preferred. Wages $25 a week ... " It's the chance of a lifetime. And Jimmy knows he's a perfect candidate. After years with the Indians, he can ride a horse like no other white boy. The trail boss hires him on the spot. But riding for the Express isn't easy. A rider must cover 50 miles a day through rugged terrain that exhausts three or four horses on each trip. Living conditions are primitive. There are outlaws, angry tribes, blistering heat and below-zero winters.And all along, Jimmy yearns to return to his Shoshoni family. Especially to rekindle his friendship with the lovely Nahanee.

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***When a girl's face appears, then disappears, outside a window of their spooky old schoolhouse, the cousins think they've seen a ghost. More strange clues -- piano music lilting through empty halls, a secret passageway, and an old portrait that looks like the girl from the window -- make Jeff, David, and Claire begin to wonder: Is their school just spooky, or could it be ... haunted?

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***A diary account of 14-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Sequel to Dear America's "Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: the Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847." Grades 6-8.-- Includes historical note and e-links to Author Interview.

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***This exciting adventure in the Cabin Creek Mystery series is set in the American west, in a small mountain town:Lost Island was off limits--until now. Jeff and David are canoeing to the deserted island to search for clues--and hidden treasure. Town legend tells of a robber and a secret cave, but the brothers have to piece together the truth. With the help of their cousin, Claire, they'll get to the bottom of the mystery, no matter what they have to dig up!

*** NEW free study guide written by the author: www.kristianagregory.com ***It's the middle of the night when Jeff spots someone dumping a large bundle into the lake. It's too dark to identify anyone -- or anything. But the cousins immediately suspect foul play, and plunge right into the mystery. Before they know it, the kids of Cabin Creek are in too deep. Everyone is a suspect -- and the cousins are all in danger.

It is December 1865, and Nessa feels safe and at home in Prairie River. But when on a blustery night Reverend McDuff arrives unexpectedly at the Lockett's door, Nessa's hopes of leaving her past behind are shattered. Only Ivy and Mrs. Lockett know her secret - her reason for fleeing Independence. Now she fears the town will judge her and revoke her position as schoolteacher. Furthermore, her dear friend Albert had promised to warn her if the McDuff headed west, yet no word. Nessa's sense of self is shaken. In what promises to be a long and fierce winter, Nessa must be stronger than ever.

In her diary, 9-year-old Hope Penny Potter, writes about her life in a baker's family, and the events surrounding the beginning of the American Revolution in Philadelphia in 1776. She witnesses the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence and meets Benjamin Franklin. But as tensions rise between the Tories and Patriots, Hope wonders if she will ever see Papa again. Her brother Ethan has announced that he is a Tory and has left home. Will her family ever be reunited? Or will the war keep them apart forever?

Nessa's winter was fraught with trials, but now spring has come to Prairie River - and so has her dear friend Albert. Albert is Nessa's oldest friend from the orphanage, and she had prayed that he would join her in Kansas ever since she journeyed to the small, remote town a year ago. But a year is a long time, and Albert's arrival is not what Nessa had imagined. Things are different between them, and Nessa must reconcile the changes if she has any hope of starting their friendship anew.